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marine general john allen is back on track to become supreme commander of nato forces in europe. white house officials said today his nomination is no longer on hold. that's after the pentagon inspector general cleared allen of any wrongdoing in e-mail exchanges with a tampa, florida woman. allen steps down as overall coalition commander in afghanistan next month. the air force's top general vowed today to put an end to sexual misconduct within the service. figures for 2012 show some 800 reported incidents. many of the cases stemmed from a scandal at lackland air force base near san antonio. an investigation there found 32 instructors allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with nearly 60 female service members. at a house hearing, the air force chief of staff general mark welsh called the numbers appalling. >> there is no way we can allow this to happen again. the air force goal for sexual assault is not simply to lower the number. the goal is zero. it's the only acceptable objective. the impact on every victim, their family, their friends, the other people in their unit is heart
marine general john allen is back on track to become supreme commander of nato forces in europe. white house officials said today his nomination is no longer on hold. that's after the pentagon inspector general cleared allen of any wrongdoing in e-mail exchanges with a tampa, florida woman. allen steps down as overall coalition commander in afghanistan next month. the air force's top general vowed today to put an end to sexual misconduct within the service. figures for 2012 show some 800...
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nato did not identify the nationalities of those killed today. in libya, a confrontation escalated as militiamen surrounded the justice ministry in the capital city, tripoli. it's the third day of trouble, as armed groups test the government's political transition. gunmen stood guard today beside trucks mounted with anti- aircraft guns. roads around the justice ministry were sealed off, the building was closed, and visitors were turned away. the militias are trying to force out members of moammar gadhafi's regime who are still in government posts. the parliament of cyprus narrowly passed a multibillion- dollar bailout plan today, avoiding national bankruptcy. the government struck the deal with its euro partners and the international monetary fund last week. officials had warned that without the agreement, the country faced economic collapse and possible withdrawal from the euro system. the deal has angered many cypriots by forcing large bank depositors to take major losses on their savings. the u.s. economy is giving off more signals of growth.
nato did not identify the nationalities of those killed today. in libya, a confrontation escalated as militiamen surrounded the justice ministry in the capital city, tripoli. it's the third day of trouble, as armed groups test the government's political transition. gunmen stood guard today beside trucks mounted with anti- aircraft guns. roads around the justice ministry were sealed off, the building was closed, and visitors were turned away. the militias are trying to force out members of...
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we got a nato alliance to apply the force. and we got the local regional organizations-- the arab league-- to support it. that was perfec now, what we didn't do in libya and we're doing now is go to the congress for authorization. >> woodruff: but isn't the idea of getting the u.n. on board impossible given the relationship between the -- russia and syria? >> it is pretty much. in impossible right now. although even the russians, i think, would be reluctant to be visibly opposed to supporting the chemical weapons convention. but i think ultimately the u.s. and russia agreement on syria is the best try stop the fighting. >> pelley: but are we talking about something that's purely theoretical here, ambassador hill? because we just saw the reporting from st. petersburg. the president, vladimir putin, we know those relations are frosty right now. the idea of depending on russia supporting any u.s. action, wouldn't that be tantamount to not doing anything? >> well, i don't think we're going to get any russian acquiescence or russia
we got a nato alliance to apply the force. and we got the local regional organizations-- the arab league-- to support it. that was perfec now, what we didn't do in libya and we're doing now is go to the congress for authorization. >> woodruff: but isn't the idea of getting the u.n. on board impossible given the relationship between the -- russia and syria? >> it is pretty much. in impossible right now. although even the russians, i think, would be reluctant to be visibly opposed to...
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. >> suarez: you've got a nato partner in france fighting against a guerrilla army in mali. it's not an easy task, is it? >> not at all. from a logistical standpoint i thought the itn reporter was spot on when she talked about the logistical issues that are inherent in any kind of war, but they are particularly in hernt in one where the climate is difficult, where the terrain is almost impossible and where you're really not used to configureing your forces in a way that allows you to move rapidly in this kind of terrain. it's very much adown the american southwest and it is a very, very difficult area not only from the standpoint of things like temperature and mountains and things of that nature, it's the nature of the terrain that makes it very difficult to move from one point to another. >> suarez: we've been covering the fight in mali over the last several days but algeria hasn't been in the news for a long time. what's the state of play there? who's running the place? >> there's a government in algeria, it's one that probably we would describe as formerly a republic but
. >> suarez: you've got a nato partner in france fighting against a guerrilla army in mali. it's not an easy task, is it? >> not at all. from a logistical standpoint i thought the itn reporter was spot on when she talked about the logistical issues that are inherent in any kind of war, but they are particularly in hernt in one where the climate is difficult, where the terrain is almost impossible and where you're really not used to configureing your forces in a way that allows you...
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so clearly what had you had was an opportunity because of the intervention, the nato intervention in libya unleashing weapons both from khadaffi's cofers as well as from the international community, weapons flowing from libya across borders of algeria into mali to be able to create a crisis and further destabilize northern mali. so i think what you have is a situation where unilateral intervention could create complications down the road both for civilians that could be targeted in these air strikes as well as for further complicating a political crises that may not be resolved militarily. >> brown: peter pham, as we reported secretary panetta said the u.s. is already providing some intelligence-gathering assistance. what is the u.s.'s stake here or potential involvement just to take it even further than what the french are doing now? who are the other players including the u.s.? >> i think the united states and the rest of the international community does or do have an interest in preventing northern mali from becoming the next afghanistan, the next in-gathering place for all these
so clearly what had you had was an opportunity because of the intervention, the nato intervention in libya unleashing weapons both from khadaffi's cofers as well as from the international community, weapons flowing from libya across borders of algeria into mali to be able to create a crisis and further destabilize northern mali. so i think what you have is a situation where unilateral intervention could create complications down the road both for civilians that could be targeted in these air...
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also today, nato announced an afghan soldier shot and killed a british soldier on monday in helmand province. six other britons were wounded. the u.n.'s world food program warned today that one million people in syria are going hungry, as the country's civil war intensifies. the agency blamed a lack of security and lack of access to a key port for aid shipments. meanwhile, rebels battled government troops across syria today. and fighting erupted again in a palestinian refugee camp in damascus, killing five people. the wildfire threat in southern australia was unrelenting today. the flames have fed off hot, dry conditions, with temperatures hitting 113 degrees in some areas. scores of fires burned in tasmania and new south wales, leaving widespread destruction, but so far no confirmed deaths. we have a report narrated by liam dutton of independent television news. . >> reporter: with no letup, scorching heat and high winds, firefighters spent another day trying but often failing to keep the flames at bay. more than 100 homes and tens of thousands of acres of farm land have been destroyed in f
also today, nato announced an afghan soldier shot and killed a british soldier on monday in helmand province. six other britons were wounded. the u.n.'s world food program warned today that one million people in syria are going hungry, as the country's civil war intensifies. the agency blamed a lack of security and lack of access to a key port for aid shipments. meanwhile, rebels battled government troops across syria today. and fighting erupted again in a palestinian refugee camp in damascus,...
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argument that this destabilizes turkey to some degree, an important country to the united states, and a nato ally, andrew. >> absolutely. thousands of syrians go over the border into turkey every day. and it's very easy for pkk fighters, kurdish fighters to meld into those refugees, to go across the border and carry out terrorists attacks inside of turkey. no government in turkey can tolerate that. and they lash out directly and immediately. and if that happens over time, with the pkk, for example, and its affiliated being backed by the iranians an assad regime, you can really see the entire region becoming destabilized very quickly. or in fits and starts going forward. but either way the risk to u.s. national security go up. >> suarez: andrew, vali, gentlemen, thank you both. >> thank you. >> brown: and now, some news from one of our planetary neighbors-- scientists are calling what they've found recently on mars "amazing." newshour correspondent spencer michels reports on the latest discoveries. >> reporter: at nasa's jet propulsion lab in pasadena, scientists and engineers cheered when a
argument that this destabilizes turkey to some degree, an important country to the united states, and a nato ally, andrew. >> absolutely. thousands of syrians go over the border into turkey every day. and it's very easy for pkk fighters, kurdish fighters to meld into those refugees, to go across the border and carry out terrorists attacks inside of turkey. no government in turkey can tolerate that. and they lash out directly and immediately. and if that happens over time, with the pkk,...
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taking aim at nato, it cause suffering in his country and has shocked words about his rocky relationship with the u.s.. gowhen they want us to along, we don't go along. we will not and we cannot. scene of another string of attacks, a security headquarters targeted. ago, she was targeted by the taliban and.
taking aim at nato, it cause suffering in his country and has shocked words about his rocky relationship with the u.s.. gowhen they want us to along, we don't go along. we will not and we cannot. scene of another string of attacks, a security headquarters targeted. ago, she was targeted by the taliban and.